This charming animated short by 16-year-old CG artist John Torres looks at a day in the life of a robotic farmer as it patiently waits to harvest vegetables to put into a pot of homemade soup. John says his film “highlights the virtues of perseverance, mindfulness, and the joy that can be found in the simplest of tasks.” Created with Blender.

These figures from Super7’s ReAction series celebrate Sesame Street’s best friends and roommates, Bert and Ernie. The 3.75″ scale figures have articulated arms, legs, and heads and come in retro-style packaging. Bert wears a vertically striped sweater and comes with a pigeon, while Ernie has horizontal stripes and his beloved rubber duckie. Sold individually.

A while back, we saw a bass guitar made from LEGO bricks. Musician BERNTH built a LEGO acoustic guitar. Other than the neck, strings, and bridge, his guitar is pure LEGO goodness. Rather than focusing on the build process, his video showcases his new song, Memories. We’re impressed he was able to such a rich sound from its plastic body.

The “extreme edition” of Joseph D. Connelly’s comprehensive survival guide covers 13 topical areas, from prepping your pantry to creating a sustainable garden to building a bomb shelter. It’s packed with practical techniques for urban and wilderness survival. Available as a 261-page paperback or a Kindle digital edition.

“Your father is dead, young Tampax!” Comedian and actor Alasdair Beckett-King pokes fun at some common tropes in fantasy films. He kicks things off with the start of the journey for our hero – including the thinly veiled exposition and the seemingly endless list of characters you’ll need to memorize for the story to make sense.

Nemo’s top four-seasons camping pad – the comfy, quiet Tensor All-Season Insulated Sleeping Pad – is now warmer without adding weight, and the valves are easier to open and close. Each baffle has two suspended layers of ultra-thin, metallized Thermal Mirror film to reflect body heat and add to the pad’s 5.4 R-value.

This cool techwear jacket from Storm Lab has an asymmetrical design that stands out from the crowd and 18 pockets for carrying all kinds of everyday gear. It’s got so many nooks and crannies that it can even carry an iPad. The jacket is made from a waterproof fabric with reflective details and has a detachable hood and an optional zip-out fleece liner.

This handheld driver from Klein Tools helps turn rusted, frozen, and other stubborn screws. It has an internal spring-loaded mechanism that produces a hammer-like blow of up to 200 ft-lb. of shock torque. The tool includes a 3/8″ square drive adapter and four hex screwdriver bits.

3D-printed plastic objects don’t get very shiny. HEN3DRIK shows us how he electroplated a 3D model of Iron Man’s helmet to make it look like the ones in the movies. The process involves preparing the plastic and applying conductive copper paint before electroplating it with copper, gold, and palladium. The red was added using transparent red acrylic paint.

Roark’s substantial Revival backpack carries all your everyday gear and is big enough for a weekend’s worth of clothes. Features include a magnetic roll-top, an externally accessible padded 16″ laptop sleeve, an internal mesh accessory pocket, two zippered exterior pockets, expandable mesh pockets for water bottles, and a hidden passport pocket.

The Karakuri Channel loves to make unique mechanical art. This time, they designed and built a gadget that turns nearly 300 brass nails into a moving wave. To make it work, they removed the tip of each nail and attached a sleeve and a ball bearing. A motor turns interchangeable discs against the balls to create wave patterns. Watch with subtitles.

These stackable metal trays are great for holding small items like screws, coins, or paper clips. Each 2.9″ square tray is CNC milled from solid aluminum with a sandblasted and powder-coated finish. They’re available in black, silver, rose gold, or grey and are sold in sets of two or four.

We gon’ boogie oogie oggi, jiggle, wiggle, and dance… and the price is set. Combining Rage Against the Machine’s Testify with Pitbull’s Fireball seems like a match made in hell. Leave it to mashup master DJ Cummerbund to make it work, turning the angry political track into a dancefloor banger.

Based on Matt Kracht’s snarky bestseller Field Guide to Dumb Birds, this irreverent bird-watching journal gives you a place to take field notes about stupid stuff that our bird-brained feathered friends do. It also include funny-but-true bird facts, tips, and flighty comments that lighten the mood and enlighten human do-dos.

When you start to play this video, you’ll see a line bouncing around the screen. But if you pause it, the line vanishes. Chris Long explores this strange persistence of vision effect, which occurs when a line of pixels changes state between black and white. The method can also be used to share hidden text that can only be seen when the video is playing.

Air travel poses some challenges when it comes to carrying gear and toiletries. In this episode of Everyday Carry’s Carried Away podcast, hosts Bernard and Mikey chat about what you can or can’t bring through TSA checkpoints. Along the way they talk about their travel load-outs and suggest some alternatives to pocket knives and other prohibited tools.

This modern metal wallet keeps cards organized and easy to access with a mechanism that fans cards out like a deck of cards. It holds cards securely and has RFID blocking and a quick-draw slot for the cards you use most. It holds up to six cards inside and eight with its add-on silicone pouch. It’s also got a removable money clip and an optional AirTag holder.

Adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey drove a Nissan Ariya EV from the North Pole to Antarctica. The crossover covered about 30,000 km over ten months, with its only major modification being jumbo 39-inch tires to help it traverse extreme terrain. The duo relied on a mix of public charging infrastructure and a support team in remote locations to recharge the EV.

Viperade’s small tool pouch keeps EDC gear organized and ready to use. It’s made from 500D polyester fiber with rounded corners and binding tape on its pockets to prevent fraying. Its angled pockets are ideal for small tools and pens, while its top pocket holds a 3.5″x 5.5″ notebook or a phone. A zipper compartment holds loose items.

This limited-run CountyComm lighter uses a flint and a scraper to ignite its wick. Its main compartment is made from a hollowed-out block of titanium that holds a small amount of lighter fluid. The striker screws in securely and has an O-ring seal to keep fluid from leaking out. It also includes a spare parts kit with an extra striker, O-rings, and cotton wick.

When it comes to living creatures, everything starts small. This fascinating and creepy nature video from Adrian Kozakiewicz’s Insecthaus uses jump cuts to show how insects progress from eggs or larvae to their adult forms. Adrian also has no problem letting his menagerie of bugs crawl all over his face.

Enjoy smooth and satisfying coffee outdoors with Stanley’s rugged metal pour-over coffee maker set. It features a durable and reusable stainless steel filter and an insulated stainless steel coffee mug. Just put your grounds in the basket, and add boiling water for a perfect cup every time. Available in green, white, black, copper, and cream finishes.

The Chiefs might have walked away from this year’s Super Bowl with the Vince Lombardi trophy, but that award has nothing on this handmade trophy by artist Blake McFarland. He crafted this beautiful scrap wood football sculpture for his pals who beat him at fantasy football. While he’s an expert at carving, Blake used the project to learn how to turn wood on a lathe.